The indictment made public Tuesday accuses four men of funneling about $100,000 to an All-American high school player from May until of September 2017 to assist one or more coaches at the university in recruiting the player.

The indictment made public Tuesday accuses four men of funneling about $100,000 to an All-American high school player from May until of September 2017 to assist one or more coaches at the university in recruiting the player.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Jefferson County Public Schools is investigating the “professional behavior” of Louisville Male High School Principal David Mike and “allegations of improper practices at the school,” JCPS spokesman Ben Jackey said.

Jackey said the investigation began today at the request of Paige Hartstern, the assistant superintendent who oversees Male.

“Based on multiple complaints, they are investigating the professional behavior of the principal and allegations of improper practices at the school,” Jackey said in an email.

Efforts to reach Mike were unsuccessful. No one answered the phone at the school’s front desk around 2 pm Friday, and Mike did not reply to an email from WDRB. Jackey said Mike will remain in his role during the investigation.

The only other detail Jackey would share is that the JCPS inquiry “doesn’t involve testing.”

As WDRB reported May 18, the ACT organization began investigating late last year whether its Compass assessment – a placement test that can certify students as “college ready” for state accountability purposes – has been properly administered at Male.

Meanwhile, the Kentucky Department of Education has been conducting a parallel investigation into testing procedures at Male, and the state's case is still pending.

Earlier this month, WDRB reported that eight Male seniors had said they were helped, or witnessed their peers being helped, by a Male school official on the Compass test; and that three of the seniors said Mike told them not to tell investigators about the help when they were first interviewed around last December.

Jackey declined to say anything about the substance of the “multiple complaints” that led to the JCPS investigation.

Hartstern previously confirmed that she received an anonymous letter, dated April 17, from a disgruntled Male senior detailing the allegations of cheating on the Compass test and saying that two friends had told her that Mike had asked them to cover it up.

The letter, which was shared with WDRB by the senior’s mother, added that Mike is “dishonest.”

“I have witnessed how he treats my teachers and his intimidation tactics are mean and cruel,” the senior wrote.

Hartstern said May 16 that the letter had been forwarded to the Kentucky Department of Education “for investigation” – presumably, as part of its inquiry into testing administration at Male.

Jackey has previously acknowledged a “wave of discontent” at Male over Mike’s decision to involuntarily transfer nine teachers and other employees based on staffing needs.

Mike faced dozens of angry teachers, parents and students at the most recent meeting of the school’s Site-Based Decision Making council on May 19. One member of the council, parent Ben Wyman, said publicly that he’s lost trust in Mike.

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch, right, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, appeared at an event at the University of Louisville on Thursday. (AP photo)

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch defended his “originalist” approach to interpreting the constitution before an audience at the University of Louisville on Thursday, saying other theories inevitably lead to judges making laws from the bench.

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch defended his “originalist” approach to interpreting the constitution before an audience at the University of Louisville on Thursday, saying other theories inevitably lead to judges making laws from the bench.

Jefferson County Public Schools’ interim superintendent got an earful Monday from Republican lawmakers who don’t like how the state’s largest school district assigns students to schools based on factors broader than the location of their home.

Jefferson County Public Schools’ interim superintendent got an earful Monday from Republican lawmakers who don’t like how the state’s largest school district assigns students to schools based on factors broader than the location of their home.

Of all the issues U of L has faced since the forced departure of former President James Ramsey in 2016, none is more serious than the threat to its accreditation, which is the lifeblood of any university.

Of all the issues U of L has faced since the forced departure of former President James Ramsey in 2016, none is more serious than the threat to its accreditation, which is the lifeblood of any university.

University of Louisville board of trustees Chairman David Grissom, June 9, 2017

The University of Louisville Board of Trustees plans to keep the names of candidates for the university presidency – even finalists who may interview for the job – confidential as part of a strategy to attract the best applicants, board chairman J. David Grissom said Friday.

The University of Louisville Board of Trustees plans to keep the names of candidates for the university presidency – even finalists who may interview for the job – confidential as part of a strategy to attract the best applicants, board chairman J. David Grissom said Friday.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- GE Appliances will pay $1.2 million to settle a class-action lawsuit stemming from the 2015 fire that destroyed Building 6 at Louisville Appliance Park. The settlement fund will pay for damages to nearby property from debris and smoke related to the fire, as well as attorney’s fees and settlement administration costs. The agreement still needs the approval of Jefferson Circuit Court Judge Susan Gibson, according to a joint news release from GE A...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- GE Appliances will pay $1.2 million to settle a class-action lawsuit stemming from the 2015 fire that destroyed Building 6 at Louisville Appliance Park. The settlement fund will pay for damages to nearby property from debris and smoke related to the fire, as well as attorney’s fees and settlement administration costs. The agreement still needs the approval of Jefferson Circuit Court Judge Susan Gibson, according to a joint news release from GE A...